Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Of primary concern to every voter (regardless of party or political affiliation) is the fact that a Republican president elected in 2016 would most likely appoint four Supreme Court justices in a two-term presidency. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal, is 82. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who leans liberal, is 78. Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative, is 79. Justice Stephen Breyer, a liberal, is 76. A Republican president, with a continued Senate majority, would certainly replace them all with conservative justices, leaving a totally unbalanced Supreme Court (seven conservative to two liberal) for decades to come. You can bet the first established law to fall would be legalized abortion...

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